Legal Opinion
Berryhill v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 4, 1985No. 69171PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
On March 22, 1978 vehicles driven by appellant Virginia Berry-hill and Jerry Delton Kicklighter, the insured of appellee State Farm, collided. On April 13, 1978 State Farm paid Berryhill $200.92 in full settlement on all property claims arising from the collision. On March 24, 1980 Berryhill filed suit against Kicklighter for personal injuries allegedly arising from the 1978 collision. It is stipulated by the parties that Kicklighter did not notify State Farm about the lawsuit, and that he completely disregarded the lawsuit. On February 18, 1983 Berryhill took a default judgment…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Richmond v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. J. B. Forrest & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Young v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. CoburnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Davis v. Reserve Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
3Cited by15 opinions
- SOUTHEASTERN EXP. SYS. v. Southern Guar. Ins. Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Colonial Insurance v. BarrettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2000
- Champion v. Southern General InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Starnes v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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